Council adopts five‑year street rehabilitation plan and Measure FF spending plan; officials outline where deferred projects and corridor studies fit

City staff presented and council adopted a five‑year street rehabilitation plan and a companion Measure FF implementation plan covering fiscal years 2027–2031.

What staff presented: Terrence Salonga, supervising civil engineer, said the city maintains about 213 centerline miles of streets with a 2025 citywide pavement condition index (PCI) of about 57 and a deferred maintenance backlog exceeding $330 million. The five‑year street rehab plan programs roughly $88.6 million for about 55 centerline miles over five years, prioritizing bikeways, transit corridors and equity‑zone streets using a "right treatment, right time" (critical point management) approach.

Measure FF: Manoj Madhavan, the Measure FF program manager, described the voter‑approved parcel‑tax measure that yields roughly $15 million per year (~$40M over five years) with mandated allocations (60% streets/sidewalks, 30% safety improvements, 10% environmental enhancements). Measure FF funds are targeted to long‑deferred streets and reconstruction that core capital avoids.

Corridors and timing: Staff explained that several major corridors—Claremont, Telegraph and Oxford—are on separate planning tracks with additional studies and funding and were therefore deferred in the resurfacing list even when design funding exists. Hopkins Street is retained in the program as a placeholder to carry forward funds into a corridor‑level multimodal project should council direct that comprehensive approach. Staff said the plan will be updated every two years and Measure FF projects will have oversight and community outreach.

Council concerns and amendments: Council members questioned timing, equity of distribution across districts, and the interaction with multimodal corridor studies. Councilmember Humbert proposed and council adopted additions to the resolution to ensure that several large unfunded safety and signal modernization projects be treated as preliminary Measure FF projects subject to further legal review and SSCOC (Safe Streets Citizens Oversight Committee) and council review before being added to the funded list.

Funding and projections: Staff noted the combined baseline and Measure FF investments improve but do not by themselves reach a citywide PCI of 70; reaching that "good" industry target would require an additional ~$8M per year on average.

Next steps: Staff will begin design and procurement on programmed projects, coordinate with utilities and other city projects, perform community outreach for Measure FF components, and return as projects mature. The council adopted the plans by roll call.

—Reporting for this item: figures and quotes are drawn from the Public Works presentation and question‑and‑answer session with council.